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| {{Sitenav|Research}}
| | Research is an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising facts. This intellectual investigation produces a greater knowledge of events, behaviors, theories, and laws and makes practical applications possible. The term research is also used to describe an entire collection of information about a particular subject, and is usually associated with the output of science and the scientific method. The word research derives from the French recherche, from rechercher, to search closely where "chercher" means "to search" (see French language); its literal meaning is 'to investigate thoroughly'. Research is funded by public authorities, by charitable organisations and by private groups, including many companies. |
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| The [[Commander]] may research various technologies to make his team and their vehicles and players much more powerful. Following a traditional [[RTS]]-style tech tree, the progression through research is branched and varied. Two teams may take completely different paths for research depending on their play style.
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| {{Note|Research requires that the team have a [[Radar]] facility operational.}}
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| The best place for information on each tech is the [http://empiresmod.com/help/research_tree_appendix.htm Empires Mod Research Tree Appendix]. However, for the correct research paths, please check the Official Tech Tree image at the bottom of this page. | |
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| == Researching ==
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| Researching is handled by the [[Commander]] and requires the presence of a [[Radar]] facility. There is a ''Research'' button in the lower right corner of the commander interface, clicking this will bring up a dialogue showing current research progress and a link to the tech tree for further research. Clicking on the ''View Tree'' button shows something like this:
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| [[Image:Comm_research.jpg|center]]
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| * A hex with a lock symbol in it means you need to research the top-level tree to get to the sub-items.
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| * Any hex with filled in blocks indicates a tree you have access to.
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| * Any hex with a wire-frame box indicates something you can research but haven't yet.
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| Research takes time, generally a minute or two for each topic, and costs a certain amount of resources. For this reason, it's very important to keep your [[Refinery|Refineries]] operational.
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| {{Note|Once a research entry is complete, a message is sent to all players on the commander's team informing them of the advancement.}}
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| == Tech Tree Images ==
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| A number of graphical representations of the tech tree are floating around out there, some widely used, others not. Below you will find some of these. Only the first one is the actual official version.
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| {{Note|The Printable Research sheets are currently outdated. The Official Tech Tree Image, however, is still up to date.}}
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| | [[Image:Tech_tree.jpg|thumb|Official Tech Tree Image]]
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| | [[Image:tree_phys.png|thumb|Physics Tree (Printable Version)]]
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| | [[Image:tree_mecheng.png|thumb|Mechanical Engineering Tree (Printable Version)]]
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| | [[Image:tree_eleceng.png|thumb|Electrical Engineering Tree (Printable Version)]]
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| | [[Image:tree_chem.png|thumb|Chemistry Tree (Printable Version)]]
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| | [[Image:tree_biology.png|thumb|Biology Tree (Printable Version)]]
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| |}
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| </center>
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Research is an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry aimed at discovering, interpreting, and revising facts. This intellectual investigation produces a greater knowledge of events, behaviors, theories, and laws and makes practical applications possible. The term research is also used to describe an entire collection of information about a particular subject, and is usually associated with the output of science and the scientific method. The word research derives from the French recherche, from rechercher, to search closely where "chercher" means "to search" (see French language); its literal meaning is 'to investigate thoroughly'. Research is funded by public authorities, by charitable organisations and by private groups, including many companies.